Fulton County School System
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.[4] The system serves the area of Fulton County outside the Atlanta city limits (which are served by Atlanta Public Schools). Fulton County Schools serve the cities of Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell, and Sandy Springs north of Atlanta, and Chattahoochee Hills, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Palmetto, Union City, and Fulton's remaining unincorporated areas in the south. Fulton County is the fourth-largest school system in Georgia.
| Fulton County School System | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6201 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta , Georgia, 30339United States | |
| Coordinates | 33.680131°N 84.364448°W[1] |
| District information | |
| Motto | Where Students Come First |
| Grades | Kindergarten - 12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Mike Looney[2] |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 94,000[3] |
| Faculty | 6,800[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official website  |
The Fulton County school district is the only non-contiguous school district in the state, having a 17-mile (27 km) separation (Atlanta Public Schools) between the north and south.
As of the 2012–2013 school year, Fulton has 11,500 full-time employees, including 7,500 teachers and other certified personnel, who work in 99 schools and 15 administrative and support buildings. Approximately 94,000 students attend classes in 58 elementary schools, 19 middle schools, 19 high schools, and seven charter schools.
Fulton County Schools is overseen by a seven-member board, all of whom are elected by geographic electoral district to four-year terms. Members of the Fulton County Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in even-numbered years. As of 2019, the school members include: District 1 - Katha Stuart, District 2 - Katie Reeves, District 3 - Gail Dean, District 4 - Linda Bryant, District 5 - Linda McCain, District 6 - Kimberly Dove, District 7 - Julia Bernath.[5]
Territory
The district's territory spans about 90 miles (140 km).[4]
Operations
The district headquarters is in Sandy Springs.[6][7] The district has another Sandy Springs office and one in Union City.[4]
Previously the school district was headquartered in Atlanta.[8] The district moved its headquarters in the period September 2014 through June 2015, citing how the majority of students live in the northern portions of the counties. The district maintains the Union City office for people living in the southern portion. Wayne Washington of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote in 2013 that "There have long been complaints from some parents that the southern part of the [...] district has been neglected in favor of the faster-growing, more affluent northern part."[4]
Schools
Charter schools
- Amana Academy
- Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School
- Fulton County Connected Academy
- Fulton Academy of Science and Technology (FAST)
- Hapeville Middle School
- KIPP South Fulton Academy
- The Main Street Academy
- Sandy Springs Charter Middle School
- North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences
- Ridgeview Charter Middle School
- Riverwood International Charter School
- Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School
- T.E.A.C.H
- Woodland Charter Elementary School
Alpharetta Cluster
- Alpharetta High School
- Creek View Elementary School
- FCS Innovation Academy
- Lake Windward Elementary School
- Manning Oaks Elementary School
- New Prospect Elementary School
- Webb Bridge Middle School
Banneker Cluster
- Benjamin E. Banneker High School
- Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School
- Crossroads Second Chance South
- Heritage Elementary School
- S.L. Lewis Elementary School
- Ronald E. McNair Middle School
- Love T. Nolan Elementary School
- Feldwood Elementary School
Cambridge Cluster
- Cambridge High School
- Hopewell Middle School
- Northwestern Middle School
- Summit Hill Elementary School
- Manning Oaks Elementary School
- Cogburn Woods Elementary School
- Esther Jackson Elementary School (Alpharetta Elementary School) - Occupied a temporary site until 2016, when it received its current name and entered a new facility built on the site of the old one.[9]
- Birmingham Falls Elementary School
Centennial Cluster
- Centennial High School
- Haynes Bridge Middle School
- Hillside Elementary School
- Holcomb Bridge Middle School
- Esther Jackson Elementary School
- Northwood Elementary School
- River Eves Elementary School
- Barnwell Elementary School (has students in Johns Creek cluster)
Chattahoochee Cluster
- Chattahoochee High School
- Abbotts Hill Elementary School
- Findley Oaks Elementary School
- Ocee Elementary School
- State Bridge Crossing Elementary School
- Taylor Road Middle School
Creekside Cluster
- Creekside High School
- Bear Creek Middle School
- Campbell Elementary School
- Oakley Elementary School
- Palmetto Elementary School
- Evoline C. West Elementary School
Johns Creek Cluster
- Johns Creek High School
- Autrey Mill Middle School
- Barnwell Elementary School (has students in Centennial cluster)
- Dolvin Elementary School
- Medlock Bridge Elementary School
Langston Hughes Cluster
- Langston Hughes High School
- Cliftondale Elementary School
- Gullatt Elementary School
- Liberty Point Elementary School
- Renaissance Elementary School
- Renaissance Middle School
Milton Cluster
- Milton High School
- Alpharetta Elementary School
- Birmingham Falls Elementary School
- Crabapple Crossing Elementary School
- Hopewell Middle School
- Northwestern Middle School
- Summit Hill Elementary School
North Springs Cluster
- North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences
- Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School
- Ison Springs Elementary School
- Sandy Springs Charter Middle School
- Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School
- Woodland Charter Elementary School
Northview Cluster
- Northview High School
- Findley Oaks Elementary School
- River Trail Middle School
- Shakerag Elementary School
- Wilson Creek Elementary School
Riverwood Cluster
- Riverwood High School
- Heards Ferry Elementary School
- High Point Elementary School
- Lake Forest Elementary School
- Ridgeview Charter Middle School
Roswell Cluster
- Roswell High School
- Independence High School (Alternative School)
- Crabapple Middle School
- Crossroads Second Chance North
- Elkins Pointe Middle School
- Hembree Springs Elementary School
- Mimosa Elementary School
- Mountain Park Elementary School
- Roswell North Elementary School
- Sweet Apple Elementary School
Tri-Cities Cluster
- Tri-Cities High School
- Brookview Elementary School
- College Park Elementary School
- Conley Hills Elementary School
- Asa Grant Hilliard Elementary School
- Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School
- Hapeville Elementary School
- Parklane Elementary School
- Harriet Tubman Elementary School
- Paul D. West Middle School
- Woodland Middle School
Hilliard Elementary, named after former East Point resident Asa Grant Hilliard III, opened in 2016 on the site of the former Mount Olive Elementary School, which opened in 1960. Mount Olive was replaced by Hilliard, with the former building razed in 2014.[10] Mount Olive had a temporary site in 2014–2015 in East Point, with the new building and new name in effect in August 2015.[11]
Oak Knoll Elementary School closed. Since 2015 it houses RISE Grammar School/RISE Prep School (which together serve K-8), which purchased the facility for $1.73 million in May 2018.[12]
Westlake Cluster
- Westlake High School
- Camp Creek Middle School
- Seaborn Lee Elementary School
- Frank D. McClarin Success Academy
- A. Philip Randolph Elementary School
- Sandtown Middle School
- Stonewall Tell Elementary School
References
- "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- "Superintendent / Superintendent".
- School Stats, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- Washington, Wayne (October 16, 2013). "Fulton County Schools moving district headquarters to Sandy Springs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Ballotpedia -- Encyclopedia of American Politics". ballotpedia.org. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "Home". Fulton County School System. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
6201 Powers Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30339
- Despite the "Atlanta, GA" address the school district headquarters are not in the Atlanta city limits. Check the address and compare to the zoning map. - "Zoning Map". Sandy Springs, Georgia. Retrieved May 12, 2020. - Compare to the headquarters address.
- "Home". Fulton County School System. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
786 Cleveland Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
- French, Rose (August 28, 2016). "Leaders named for two new Fulton County schools". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- French, Rose (September 23, 2016). "Fulton school board names East Point school Asa Hilliard Elementary". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- French, Rose (May 9, 2014). "New principals named for two Fulton elementary schools". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- McCray, Vanessa (July 2, 2018). "Fulton charter schools try to put founder's crimes behind them". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 24, 2020.